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The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area encompasses 90 miles of scenic gorges, dense forests, and free-flowing river. The main gorge was formed by the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River. The Big South Fork has numerous waterways or river sections for kayak, canoe and rafting trips. Below is a table outlining most of the options.

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Water level Leatherwood Ford

Whitewater canoe trip on the Big South Fork

Run	Miles	Class	Avg drop	Use Season	Notes
Peters Bridge to Brewsters Bridge	6	I-II	7	W-Sp	Long pools, short easy drops. Steep Valley walls.
Burnt Mill Bridge to Leatherwood Ford	11	III-IV	20	F-W-Sp	Challenging to expert and advanced paddlers. High sandstone cliffs visible.
New River Bridge to Leatherwood Ford	15.5	I-IV	14	F-W-Sp	A long day of paddling with some class IV drops.
Leatherwood Ford to Station Camp	8	I-II	5	F-W-Sp-early Summer	Requires a portage at Angle Falls (IV). Easy paddling very scenic.
Leatherwood Ford to Blue Heron Mine	27	I-II	5	F-W-Sp-early Summer	Requires a portage at Angle Falls (IV), right & Devils Jump, left.
Brewster Bridge to Burnt Mill Bridge	10.5	II-III	12	F-W-Sp	Numerous boulders and bluffs.
Whiteoak Bridge to Burnt Mill Bridge	11	II	13	W-Sp	Nice paddling, not to difficult. Bluffs & rock houses
Zenith Mine to Leatherwood Ford Bridge	8.5	II	22	W-Sp	Short steep rapids. boulders and deep canyon.

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